In Part 2 of 'Spirits of the Threshold,' we cross the North Sea to confront the adhesive Kelpie, the devastating Each-Uisge, and the sorrowful Washer at the Ford. Learn the difference between the river trickster and the loch predator before you take a drink....
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The world our ancestors walked was alive, ensouled, and dangerous. In Part I of 'Spirits of the Threshold,' we explore the ancient laws of the Landvættir and wade into the dark waters of Scandinavia to meet the Fossegrim and the Nøkken. One teaches genius for...
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In Part 3 of our Bestiary of the North series, we exhume the Nachtzehrer—the grotesque "plague vampire" of Germanic lore that kills from within its coffin. We also confront the Gast, the shrieking, anonymous specter of Sweden. Discover why coins were forced into the mouths...
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Not all ghosts are born of malice; some are born of failure. In this deep dive into the Bestiary of the North, we examine the Gjenganger and the Myling—spirits of social sin that return to enforce the unpaid debts of the living and the crushing...
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Not all Norse undead are the same. In this exclusive deep dive from the Tavern's ledgers, we draw the hard line between the Haugbui (the grave guardian), the Draugr (the roaming tyrant), and the Draugen (the sea's grief). We explore their true purpose in folklore...
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